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economy generates an additional dollars sixty four that's a pretty good return on investment president obama often uses the word investment in referring to money put into education programs infrastructure and health care research but you'll never hear republicans use the word invest for them it's always spending spending spending. it all goes back to reagan saying this back in the one nine hundred eighty s. . i think you will know that i have always felt the nine most terrifying words in the english language are i'm from the government and i'm here to help ever since then conservatives and been a hell bent on convincing all of us the government can't do anything right that all i can do is spend or waste money but this ridiculous talking point ignores an entire national history of worthwhile investments from jefferson's louisiana purchase to lincoln's land grant colleges f.d.r.'s new deal eisenhower's interstate highway system all were investments made by our government that created enormous wealth in the long term for the nation. in the form of new jobs better education more efficient transp
economy generates an additional dollars sixty four that's a pretty good return on investment president obama often uses the word investment in referring to money put into education programs infrastructure and health care research but you'll never hear republicans use the word invest for them it's always spending spending spending. it all goes back to reagan saying this back in the one nine hundred eighty s. . i think you will know that i have always felt the nine most terrifying words in the...
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in again this time. >> obama: well, two years ago the economy was in a different situation. what i said at the time is what i meant, which is this was an one-time proposition. >> cenk: so there you go, the bush tax cuts for the rich are going away, no question. yeah here comes the bad news. later in that answer he did have a lot of caveat. let's watch that. >> obama: i think we can simplify our tax system, make it more efficient eliminate loopholes and deductions that have a distorting affect on our economy. i believe that we have to continue to take a serious look at how we reform our entitlements. >> cenk: all right, two huge problems. once they start talking about loopholes and deductions, that means maybe the rates stay where we are we take away some loopholes and deductions yeah, that's what we do. that's the ticket. the second part? indictmententimes, i'm coming for you. they asked jay carney, hey this $250,000, people making above that they're going to have the tax increase right right? aah, maybe maybe not. >> how open is he to the notion that has been put forward by
in again this time. >> obama: well, two years ago the economy was in a different situation. what i said at the time is what i meant, which is this was an one-time proposition. >> cenk: so there you go, the bush tax cuts for the rich are going away, no question. yeah here comes the bad news. later in that answer he did have a lot of caveat. let's watch that. >> obama: i think we can simplify our tax system, make it more efficient eliminate loopholes and deductions that have a...
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say dan that americans did not vote for a balanced approach that they voted for for what president obama had campaigned on raising taxes on rich people well listen you know we lost let's not be foolhardy and argue the obvious i lost in my race to say no it's a mandate i think is a mandate based on. facts that are not accurate it's like saying you know a guy was convicted on bad information in courts of all the sudden the conviction should stand he president obama won by a larger percentage of the popular vote than ronald reagan did it but there was one of the new worst presidents in the last hundred years to win a second bill crystal talked about this is are you well i mean i listen are you the whole monologue in the beginning though and it's based on a faulty argument that tax rates and revenue are the same thing i'm not making an argument to you tom that no one here should pay taxes and finance items for the collective good that's not what i'm saying but i'm telling you as republicans we fail to make an argument that there is a tax rate sweet spot they had where you would generate reve
say dan that americans did not vote for a balanced approach that they voted for for what president obama had campaigned on raising taxes on rich people well listen you know we lost let's not be foolhardy and argue the obvious i lost in my race to say no it's a mandate i think is a mandate based on. facts that are not accurate it's like saying you know a guy was convicted on bad information in courts of all the sudden the conviction should stand he president obama won by a larger percentage of...
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president obama continued his fight for the middle class today and hit back at republican bullies in the process. the president held his first new conference since winning the president once again pipts the first time he's faced the news media without the worry or pressure for reelection. president obama is staying in constant communication with the american public as he makes it clear the country cannot afford to extend the bush tax cuts for the wealthy. >> this shouldn't be a surprise to anybody. if there was one thing that everybody understood was a big difference between myself and mr. romney, it was when it comes to how we reduce our deficit, i argued for a balanced responsible approach and part of that included making sure the wealth yet americans pay a little bit more. >> the president's plan with this whole game, with all the card out in the open and on the table. you nome what, think about this, the president could have said i don't want to do that, i think i'm going to cave in today. you don't have to worry about anything, he's not up for reelection. he played with heart to
president obama continued his fight for the middle class today and hit back at republican bullies in the process. the president held his first new conference since winning the president once again pipts the first time he's faced the news media without the worry or pressure for reelection. president obama is staying in constant communication with the american public as he makes it clear the country cannot afford to extend the bush tax cuts for the wealthy. >> this shouldn't be a surprise...
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>> president obama continues to demand house republicans pass a bill, extending the tax cuts for 98% of americans and do it, you know, right now. wouldn't that be good for the economy? the president is open to compromise, but he's not going to give away the store, not this year. he learned his lessons back in the lame duck session of congress, 2011. so today he openly rejected the mitt romney, john boehner solution for tax reform. >> what i will not do is to have a process that is vague, that says we're going to sort of, kind of raise revenue through dynamic scoring or closing loopholes that have not been identified. and the reason i won't do that is because i don't want to find ourselves in a position six months from now or a year from now, where lo and behold, the only way to close the deficit is to sock it to middle class families. >> now, that is the classiest way i have ever seen anybody say, you know what, somebody's got to pick up the bar tab, boys. this is what president obama ran against in the presidential election. mitt romney's approach to tax reform was, trust me. the am
>> president obama continues to demand house republicans pass a bill, extending the tax cuts for 98% of americans and do it, you know, right now. wouldn't that be good for the economy? the president is open to compromise, but he's not going to give away the store, not this year. he learned his lessons back in the lame duck session of congress, 2011. so today he openly rejected the mitt romney, john boehner solution for tax reform. >> what i will not do is to have a process that is...
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went for obama 60%. i don't understand why you would continue to say these things if you want the gop to do better during elections down the road. >> why bobby jindall is distancing himself. looking to 2016. >>> moving on to other news, the fda is looking into whether the drink five hour energy could be tied to the deaths of 13 people over the last four years. the agency says since 2009, the popular, highly caffeinated drink cited in 90 reports involving injuries. makers of five hour energy say they take such reports seriously but are unaware of any deaths linked to their product. >> if this shift doesn't kill us. then what we drink is going to. >> something gets us all. right. >> soda can pack on the pound. a report out this morning says alcohol is almost as fattening as those sugary drinks. >> crushing news. cdc scientists say the problem is alcohol much look soda contains almost new nutrients but is full of calories. they found on average, alcoholic drinks klt for 5% of calories consumed by adults. so
went for obama 60%. i don't understand why you would continue to say these things if you want the gop to do better during elections down the road. >> why bobby jindall is distancing himself. looking to 2016. >>> moving on to other news, the fda is looking into whether the drink five hour energy could be tied to the deaths of 13 people over the last four years. the agency says since 2009, the popular, highly caffeinated drink cited in 90 reports involving injuries. makers of five...
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foreign policy and finger pointing take center stage as republicans zero in on president obama's cabinet. the back and forth over benghazi and embassy rice with former governor bill richardson. the president tours storm damage in new york, addressing climate stage. we'll talk with deputy mayor wolfson when "now" starts in a mere 180 seconds. [ birds chirping ] are you sure you can fit in there? [ chuckles ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] around view monitor with bird's-eye view. nice work. [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new nissan pathfinder. it's our most innovative pathfinder ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. medicare open enrollment. time to compare plans and costs. you don't have to make changes. but it never hurts to see if you can find better coverage, save money, or both. and check out the preventive benefits you get after the health care law. ♪ open enrollment ends december 7th. so now's the time. visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. so now's the time. you a "stag provisions"rule" on edown every block, or a "hu
foreign policy and finger pointing take center stage as republicans zero in on president obama's cabinet. the back and forth over benghazi and embassy rice with former governor bill richardson. the president tours storm damage in new york, addressing climate stage. we'll talk with deputy mayor wolfson when "now" starts in a mere 180 seconds. [ birds chirping ] are you sure you can fit in there? [ chuckles ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] around view monitor with bird's-eye view. nice...
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. >> stephanie: president obama criticized the suggestion that many of the republicans have proposed. they have suggested raising more revenue via closing more loopholes, obama derided dynamic scoring and claimed that it will occur saying that he would only sort of kind of raise revenue. as he said, the math doesn't work. we had this election, that's what we do in america and they lost. >> and the math worked. >> stephanie: arithmetic and bill clinton and nate silver said. again, it reiterated the president, the republicans would have to agree to raise taxes on the wealthy is the first step in the budget deal that would prevent the fiscal cliff [ whatever ] >> stephanie: once again he's more partisan as they are. he said he would be open to tax reform and overhaul, but it's not going to close this deficit by itself. the republicans would have to agree to his top priority. he said what i'm not going to do is further tax cut for folks who don't need it. as he said this was the centerpiece of the campaign. it's not like this didn't come up. >> it should not be a shocked to anybody. >> st
. >> stephanie: president obama criticized the suggestion that many of the republicans have proposed. they have suggested raising more revenue via closing more loopholes, obama derided dynamic scoring and claimed that it will occur saying that he would only sort of kind of raise revenue. as he said, the math doesn't work. we had this election, that's what we do in america and they lost. >> and the math worked. >> stephanie: arithmetic and bill clinton and nate silver said....
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>> steve: president obama challenging republicans to bring it on after they criticized upunion ambassador susan rice and her response to the attacks in benghazi. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. >> steve: so was the president's challenge to those two republican senators a smart move? let's talk to fox news legal analyst, peter johnson, jr. >> it's the shortest honeymoon after a presidential election in history. the president throws down the republicans and independents in the congress, let's let's talk about this. i want to have a discussion. i will discuss this with legislative branch. let's hear the discussion now. and he summoned a degree of outrage, protectionism, if not rage for his am bass tore, susan rice, that we haven't heard in response to the killings of fo
>> steve: president obama challenging republicans to bring it on after they criticized upunion ambassador susan rice and her response to the attacks in benghazi. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received and to...
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obama went to republicans tried to get them to make a deal. they wouldn't make the deal because they wouldn't agree that wealthy people have to pay higher taxes. he essentially brought the public in to try to sell them on the deal that the republicans would make or to make republicans bear the political cost of defending the position which is actually highly unpopular. so that's -- you know, it was almost weird how much obama talked about raising taxes on the rich. he talked about it far more than any democrat ever has. >> john: let me ask you. one of the things i found very strange, the president never once, that i can remember brought up the fact that the american people voted to raise taxes on the wealthy in 2008 when they elected him. he ran on that back against john mccain, the american people voted for it. and while it is easy to understand how he would have this grand bargain of giving up on the bush tax cuts to keep unemployment benefits alive in 2010, why did he never once utilize the capital of having won an election that was based o
obama went to republicans tried to get them to make a deal. they wouldn't make the deal because they wouldn't agree that wealthy people have to pay higher taxes. he essentially brought the public in to try to sell them on the deal that the republicans would make or to make republicans bear the political cost of defending the position which is actually highly unpopular. so that's -- you know, it was almost weird how much obama talked about raising taxes on the rich. he talked about it far more...
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republicans say she tried to pin this all on that terrible video that came out, that anti-muslim video, when she knew at the time it was something more. you've heard all the rumors flying around. what do you think? >> well, first of all, susan rice -- maybe she was misinformed. maybe she's getting unfairly blamed. maybe the cia sent a bad assessment to her. maybe the state department did. that's the kind of question they're going to ask david petraeus. but here is the problem with bengha benghazi. it was a huge cia base. and what were they doing down there? were they simply buying up arms off the local market, surface to air missiles? even some are arguing that this attack on september 11th had something to do with an arms deal that went bad and there are rumor that is possibly this cia unit or somebody down there was buy i buying arms to send to syria. i frankly discount them all. i see no evidence of it. somebody has to give us the answers. this is why this controversy is carried on so long because there's absolutely no clarity. we, as americans, want to know why four american diplom
republicans say she tried to pin this all on that terrible video that came out, that anti-muslim video, when she knew at the time it was something more. you've heard all the rumors flying around. what do you think? >> well, first of all, susan rice -- maybe she was misinformed. maybe she's getting unfairly blamed. maybe the cia sent a bad assessment to her. maybe the state department did. that's the kind of question they're going to ask david petraeus. but here is the problem with bengha...
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more than one republican has accused the obama administration of lying to the american people in the days immediately after the attack. let's go to our senior congressional correspondent dana bash. dana, you now have learned some amazing material was on that video that the lawmakers saw behind closed doors today. >> that's right. i was told by a source who was at a briefing earlier today in the house intelligence committee that one of the things that they witnessed in this video that was played for them was ambassador christopher stevens being dragged out. being dragged out of the consulate. it's unclear from this source or really from the video, at least, what the status of the ambassador was, whether he was alive or dead. but, certainly, i can imagine seeing that video must have been very difficult. but that was not the only thing they saw. this was surveillance video, we're told, by a second source coming out of the senate briefing, that is still going on right now. this was surveillance video from the compound, but also video that was shown to them captured by drones. so, there i
more than one republican has accused the obama administration of lying to the american people in the days immediately after the attack. let's go to our senior congressional correspondent dana bash. dana, you now have learned some amazing material was on that video that the lawmakers saw behind closed doors today. >> that's right. i was told by a source who was at a briefing earlier today in the house intelligence committee that one of the things that they witnessed in this video that was...